Social Issues

Urgent action needed for First Nations children in care

Posted on: Thu 7 Nov 2019

The crisis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being over-represented in the child protection systems continues to escalate at an alarming rate, according to the latest Family Matters Report.

SNAICC CEO, Richard Weston, speaks to Small Change‘s Lisa Burns about the experiences captured in the report and the growing calls across the country for a national commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.